Posted on 10/22/2008 10:47:37 AM PDT by gridlock
Star Trek legend William Shatner has launched an astonishing attack on former co-star George Takei, calling him "sick" and "psychotic".
In an internet video clip the former Captain Kirk said nobody cared when Takei, who played Mr Sulu in the sci-fi series, finally came out as gay in 2005.
Shatner launched the attack after Takei announced that Shatner would not be invited to his gay wedding last month.
Takei has admitted harbouring ill-feelings towards his former co-star, who, he claims has a huge ego and hogged the limelight while on Star Trek.
Shatner says in the video: "The whole thing makes me feel badly, poor man. There is such a sickness there.
(snip)
But he has continued to speak badly about me for all these years. Obviously, hiding his homosexuality - talk about festering and not living the truth of your life and feeling badly about yourself - and being fearful somebody would find out about this terrible, terrible secret, so he thought.
"Finally at the age of, I think, 70, he decides to come out of the closet and say, "I'm gay".
"Like, who cares? Be gay. Don't be gay. That's up to you George."
(snip)
"I presume he can remember all these terrible thing I must have done when I said 'Hello' or something to him.
"You would think he had this epiphany and say - because he and I don't have many years left in this world - 'I wish him well. I'm so happy that I wish him well'.
"But instead what he does is he makes this big deal about not inviting me to his wedding.
(snip)
"It's sad. I feel nothing but pity for him."
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Takei is making this huge deal out of these alleged slights and how he was victimized because he was gay. It turns out that nobody cares, and nobody ever cared.
Nothing makes an attention seeker more angry than when he stands up and says "Look at me!" and everybody ignores him.
Reminds me of the “I’m Gay” skit on In Living Color, where Jim Carry was at a party and pointed out to Everybody that he was gay, then took offense when someone came on to him.
Takei can’t get enough of those futon torpedoes, I guess...
NO NO NO NONO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IT’S SET PHASERS TO FAAAAABULOUS!!!!!
Takei should be more upset with Koenig who benefitted from having some of Sulu’s parts rewritten for him when he was added to the cast. (Part of the problem was that Sulu was stuck in Asia filming a John Wayne movie during monsoon season.)
He “hogged” the limelight? He’s bleeping Captain Kirk!!!!
Mr. Sulu, plot a course for Uranus.
The nerds are gonna be all over this thread like a fat kid on cake.
Incoming!
Follow up with Rocketman!!
Perhaps he was offended when Capt. Kirk inquired as to the status of his photon torpedo. :-o
They seemed chummy enough at a roast for Shatner.
Definitely channelling Denny Crane!
If you are accepted, then people are not going to treat you like you’re a big deal. That is the fundamental logical disconnect with the drive for acceptance by homosexuals. Deep down, being accepted is the last thing they want.
Mr. Sulu, destroy all klingons before exploring Uranus. LOL
Takei has penis envy.
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